Rajnandgaon. MP Santosh Pandey has obtained approval to give stoppage of Vande Bharat Express in the pilgrimage and religious town Dongargarh of the parliamentary constituency. As soon as he received the letter to this effect from the Railway Ministry, MP Pandey congratulated the people of the area for this. The MP has told that during the budget session held last month, he met Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and continuously requested for the stoppage of Vande Bharat Express at Dongargarh, the place of Maa Bamleshwari.
For the upgradation and development of Dongargarh, work worth Rs 45 crore is in progress under the PRASAD scheme from the Tourism Department. Apart from Maa Bamleshwari Teerth in Dongargarh, Lord Buddha’s pilgrimage is Pragyagiri and Acharya Vidyasagar ji’s work place is Chandragiri pilgrimage site. MP Pandey has expressed his gratitude to PM Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav for the stoppage of Vande Bharat train number 20825/26 in Dongargarh. .